Summary of the invention
Here introduce the present invention.Goal of the invention is set to improve the seat frame of the automobile seat of type mentioned in background technology, so that transverse tube can lighter weight mode form especially.This can keep the intensity having according to the transverse tube of prior art to obtain simultaneously.
The automobile seat of the type based on mentioned in foreword, so realize this object, transverse tube comprises the supervisor between side component, the left end portion being associated with left-hand side part and the right end portion being associated with right side members, supervisor is connected to left end portion in left overlapping region 50, supervisor is connected to right end portion in right overlapping region 52, and be responsible for by a kind of like this material, preferably by a kind of like this steel, made, described material or described steel have the tensile strength of the material large at least 20% dividing than end.
According to the present invention, by using high strength material and by the easily deformable tubing that divided by end reinforced pipe end additionally in supervisor, realize torque in the region that is connected to rocking bar and the transmission of moment of torsion.End is divided and itself can be formed supporting region and be positioned at beyond supervisor.Yet described end is divided also and can be inserted in supervisor in end; In this case, supervisor forms supporting region.The solution of combination is also possible.
Preferably, there is high-tensile, such as being greater than 800N/mm
2the steel of tensile strength be used to supervisor.Preferably, dual phase steel is used to supervisor.Preferably, supervisor and each end are divided by distortion, especially punching press is connected to each other.Additional welding is possible.Preferably, end divide by tensile strength be less than supervisor's tensile strength 80%, be preferably less than 60% steel and make.
Preferably, each overlapping region has He Kuan deforming zone, narrow deforming zone.For seat both sides, the axial distance of these two deforming zones has 20%, preferably 30% difference at least.Preferably, narrow deforming zone is positioned at the distance further from adjacent pipe end than wide deforming zone.Preferably, two deforming zones are non-circular, for example hexagonal.Other polygons or non-circular shape are possible.Distortion is preferably produced by punching press.
Preferably, 40% of each end proportion by subtraction supervisor's total length is short.Preferably, automobile seat also comprises the torsion spring that is positioned at transverse tube.The end regions of transverse tube, for the end of transverse tube, divide especially, be preferably configured as and hold torsion spring.For this purpose, the end regions of transverse tube has and can hold to form fit the retaining zone of torsion spring end regions.
In known manner, torsion spring is used for promoting relevant rocking bar pair, and for compensating by this way passenger's weight.Therefore,, when the locking of locking component is released, automobile seat can not subside.
Supervisor is connected ordinatedly with end shape, connects to non-form fit or by material, the combination of material be connected to end.Preferably, the free distance between two ends be greater than transverse tube axial length 20%, be preferably greater than 30%.Preferably, at least one supporting region of transverse tube forms by being responsible for.
The specific embodiment
The seat frame of automobile seat have left rail to right rail pair, each guide rail is to comprising floor rail 16 and seat rail 18.In known manner, floor rail 16 has securing device (not shown), to be attached to the floor panel assembly of self-propelled vehicle (not shown).Left rocking bar (left rocking arm) 20 is connected to left seat rail 18 at joint; Right rocking bar (right rocking arm) 22 is connected to right seat rail 18 at joint.Two rocking bars 20,22 are rigidly connected to transverse tube 24.On the longitudinal extent of rocking bar, two rocking bars 20,22 are parallel to extension each other.Transverse tube 24 has left supporting region 26 and right supporting region 28.Left supporting region 26 is clamped by left-hand side part 30.Right supporting region 28 is clamped by right side members 32 equally.For this purpose, two side components 30,32 have supporting part separately.
A left side for appointment and right by relevant the understanding of x-y-z frame of axis to drawing in Fig. 1.From the consistent positive x direction of the direction of normally advancing with self-propelled vehicle substantially, positive y direction is pointed to left.In specific exemplary embodiment, a left side is the reveal of automobile seat; The right side is channel side, or is other automotive seat set sides in self-propelled vehicle.In Fig. 1 and 2, observed ray is pointed to positive x direction substantially.On the contrary, the observed ray in Fig. 3 to Fig. 6 is substantially along negative x direction; Therefore, right and left is different in coming from these figure of Fig. 1 and 2.
A front rocking bar 34 is correspondingly hinged to side component 30,32.Front rocking bar correspondingly has Yi Ge lower bond district, and front rocking bar is hinged to seat rail 18 in lower bond district.Toothed rocking bar 36 is non-rotatably arranged on transverse tube 24.Via transverse tube 24, this toothed rocking bar is connected to two rocking bars 20,22 rigidly.
Torsion spring 38 is provided; Described torsion spring is positioned at transverse tube 24 substantially; Described torsion spring is non-rotatably fixed in known manner reveal, is on the left end region of transverse tube 24, and axially stretches out from transverse tube at channel side, the right-hand member place of transverse tube in retaining zone 40; At this, torsion spring has the hook-type region 41 in right side members of being bearing in 32.
Described seat frame so far is corresponding with prior art.
Compare with prior art, the attaching parts of transverse tube 24, retaining zone and transverse tube 24 forms to be had two rocking bars 20,22 and has band tooth section 36.
Transverse tube 24 consists of three parts substantially, is responsible for 42, left end portion 44 and right end portion 46.
Before these part bonding, supervisor 42 is circular pipeline section, and described pipeline section is for welding or seamless.Pipeline section is made by high-intensity steel, for example dual phase steel, for example, have 800N/mm
2above yield point.During the manufacture of pipeline section, the blank with small diameter is made by having at first larger-diameter pipe by means of deforming step, for example operation of rolling.Due to distortion, caused the remarkable increase in work hardening and intensity.For example, this pipe has at first the diameter of 22mm and is reduced to 20mm.This is reduced to 5% to 20% of diameter.
Primitively, left end portion 44 is also the normal pipeline section of pipe.Wall thickness is 30% to 70% of supervisor's 42 wall thickness.Before assembling, left end portion 46 receives the projection 49 of two approximate thumb shapes, and described projection each other with 180 ° relatively.
Primitively, right end portion 46 is also the normal pipeline section of pipe.Wall thickness is 30% to 70% of supervisor's 42 wall thickness.First right end portion 46 is out of shape; At free end, 30% to 50% the cylindrical region 48 with the diameter of obviously less diameter, for example pipe part is formed.Also for columniform zone line, during this deforming step, form.On described zone line, do not carry out attached or load bearing process.Left end portion 44 and right end portion 46 have approximately identical length; Deviation is at most 25%, is especially at most 5%.The pipeline section of left end portion 44 and right end portion 46 has identical external diameter, and described external diameter is suitable for being responsible for 42 internal diameter.
Three parts so describing are assembled now.In this process, left end portion 44 is inserted in the left end of being responsible for 42 by concordant.Therefore, described left end portion can not stretched out the left end that surpasses supervisor 42.Left overlapping region 50 is formed it and has the length corresponding with the length of left end portion 44.By comparison, right end portion 46 is only pushed into such degree in the right-hand member region of being responsible for 42, makes cylindrical region 48 still freely stretch out.Therefore, this right end portion 46 is stretched out from being responsible for 42.Right overlapping region 52 is formed about 25% to 40% of its length with right end portion 46.
End divides 44,46 with less gap value, to be assembled in supervisor 42.Right end portion has the wall thickness preferably equating with the wall thickness of left end portion 44.Deviation can be ± and 20%.Two ends divide 44,46 at least one have than supervisor 42 the little wall thickness of wall thickness.Preferably, to divide 44,46 wall thickness be 50% to 80% of supervisor's 42 wall thickness two ends.
Two ends divide 44,46 by the steel grade with the intensity less than supervisor 42 material, to be manufactured.Adopt deformable material, it has yield point less by least 10% than supervisor 42 material, preferred at least 25% and especially at least 40%.
Three above-mentioned parts experience deforming step now.Herein, punching course is preferably implemented.On the one hand, peripheral narrower crushed element 54 is implemented in two overlapping regions 50,52.In this example, this crushed element is implemented as punch-out, and as hexagonal punch-out, is implemented in specific situation.Two narrow crushed elements 54 of both sides are about their structure matching.Wide crushed element 56 further outwards arranges.In this example, this wide crushed element is implemented as punch-out, and in specific situation, as hexagon punch-out, is implemented.The latter is different on the both sides of transverse tube 24.Hexagon is stamped in right seat side.Have hexagon punching press on left side of additional furrow 58, described furrow is positioned on the projection 49 of thumb shape.Furrow 58 each other 180 ° contrary.Two narrow crushed elements 54 and two wide crushed elements 56 are preferably implemented in single step.Alternatively, they also can implement in several independent steps.Described distortion cause being respectively responsible for 42 and the end considered in each situation divide 44 or 46 distortion.
These three parts are by above-mentioned deforming step form fit ground interconnection.These three parts additionally can be interconnected to the connection of material by the material by welding process, for example laser welding.
The projection 49 of the thumb shape in left end portion 44 than the wide crushed element on the same side of transverse tube 24, therefore and also than furrow 58, grow to few 5%, preferably at least 10%.Therefore, this projection extends beyond hexagonal end and therefore also surpasses furrow 58, in Fig. 3, is especially obvious.Projection 49 forms inner integument (bead), the crooked shank 60 of described inner integument supporting torsion spring 38.From pipe end, it seems, the fact that the relevant hexagon that convexity is formed by wide crushed element 56 further extends internally, make torsion spring 38 these torsion springs of tension to be become to a kind of like this state, be torsion spring with it, comprise hook-type region 41 another end regions apart from right side members 32 certain distances, thereby hook-type region 41 can be twisted and torsion spring 38 can be tightened up.If torsion spring is in tension, torsion spring is pushed in transverse tube 24 so; In this process, shank 60 slides along the inside face of projection 49.Torsion spring 38 is pushed into until the free end contact in hook-type region 41 is inwardly stretched into through the opening in right side members 32 and from described opening, apparent as institute in Fig. 1, directly reaches the left side of the line of reference marker 46.
The transverse tube 24 of completion is connected to other parts now.The right rocking bar 22 with hexagonal holding portion is pulled on wide crushed element 56.With tooth section, be pulled in the left end portion of transverse tube 24 and be fixed on the position with the region next-door neighbour of narrow crushed element 54.The left end region of transverse tube 24, the portion's section between the wide deformed region 56 of toothed rocking bar and this side forms left supporting region 56.Left-hand side part 30 is attached; Left supporting region 56 supporting part in left-hand side part 30 in this process holds.Beyond left-hand side part, left rocking bar 20 is plugged on wide crushed element 56; Left rocking bar has the otch of the cross-sectional plane that adapts to this wide crushed element 56; Left rocking bar is connected to the region of wide crushed element 56 especially in the mode of welding.Cylindrical region 48 forms right supporting region 28; This cylindrical region is plugged into the right supporting part that is arranged in right side members 32.
Especially, as illustrated in fig. 1 and 2, side component, in specific situation, be that left-hand side part 30 is between two rocking bars 20,22; Opposite side parts, for right side members 32, be positioned at beyond two rocking bars 20,22 in this case.
Especially obvious in Fig. 3, the distance between narrow crushed element 54 and wide crushed element 56 is greater than the situation on right side on left side.Difference is at least 50%, is preferably at least 100%.Therefore, left overlapping region 50 is correspondingly long than right overlapping region 52.Difference is at least 10%, is preferably at least 20%.The axial length of left end portion 44 is approximately 18% of supervisor's length of 42.This size can deviation ± 50%.Two ends divide 44,46 axial length approximately equal before assembling; This can deviation ± 20%.
Seat frame has left rocking bar 20 and right rocking bar 22, left-hand side part 30 and right side members 32, connects the transverse tube 24 of two side components 30,32.Rocking bar 20,22 is non-rotatably connected to transverse tube 24.Transverse tube 24 has the supervisor 42 between side component 30,32, the left end portion 44 being associated with left-hand side part 30, and the right end portion 46 being associated with right side members 32.Supervisor 42 is connected to respectively two ends and divides 44,46 in an overlapping region 50,52.Supervisor 42 is made by a kind of like this material that is preferably steel, and described material has the tensile strength that divides 44,46 material large at least 20% than end.
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